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TNA CAB 103 191

TNA CAB 103 191
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TNA CAB 103 191

Cabinet Office papers concerning the proposed publication of a book about Operation Dynamo and the 1940 evacuation from Dunkirk, dating from April 1949 to February 1950.

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CAB 103 191
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Source: The National Archives, Kew, CAB 103/191. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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From
E WAR OFFICE CASUALTY BRANCH,
BLUE COAT SCHOOL, life
Naval Branch
CHURCH ROAD,
Casualty Section.
WAVERTHEE, LIVERPOOL, 15.
24 November, 1941.
Dear Dawkins, th
18 November, 1941.
In reply to yours of the
18th November, ref M/B/GEN/28, the deaths of the naval casualties sustained in the loss of H.M.S. HAVANT
ur enquiries into the
Litary Dunkirk, we are endoavouring His personnel which and the attack on H.M.S. JAGUAR were
DELL the loss of two of ming "Jaguar". It is understood presumed immediately viz. on 1st June, and ships were carrying military to unk official report or at least and we are anxious
1940 and 31st May, 1940 respectively a seding to presume death in the and I can see no reason why the
1 missing. The details deaths of any military personnel on
Led conditions obtaining, of in such cases, viz: the survival to board these ships should not be enquiry on and would ap. reciate an
B
similarly presumed.
Yours sincerely,
B sincerely,
(Sd.) H. A. DAWKINS
BM MACKIE 167 46.
RA
es
Cofym BM 20521
RA
GNR
Sgt. Regan
J.G.M. Alcock Esq.,
Admiralty (Naval Branch)
Rex House,
Lower Regent Street,
London, S.W.1.
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A number whole of the after end of the said vessel on fire.
the through the weather deck abreast of No. 5 Hatch went and set
NE
on board were of the killed Appearers crew and some of the troops a
of His and injured. About 4.30
ts already Majesty's aboard Destroyers came alongside and p.m. the one of the vessel's the Appearer's vessel and the wounded troops
The Destroyer put crew two were transferred to the said members which caused were his vessel's operated from lines the of Destroyer hose on board and the the Appearer Appearer's Destroyer. vessel $
ry put out the fire. The own hose line to be used in an himself to operated latter hose could not attempt to have been efficiently fractured as as the a result deck water of the service however, pipes were be found nevertheless was kept under so control. long as the Destroyer was bombing alongside, but not the Appearer's being able to wait longer About owing half to an hour later the the Destroy fire his vessel a further attempt with the remmants Appearer of his the to make crew who had vessel been with transferred. the troops The and enemy wounded air action m t.
under way.
Jaguar London Church Dawkins Hatch Long Mackie May

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38"
31'
88R
From
E WAR OFFICE CASUALTY BRANCH,
BLUE COAT SCHOOL,
life
Naval Branch
CHURCH ROAD,
Casualty Section.
WAVERTHEE, LIVERPOOL, 15.
24 November, 1941.
Dear Dawkins,
th
18 November, 1941.
In reply to yours of the
18th November, ref M/B/GEN/28, the
deaths of the naval casualties
sustained in the loss of H.M.S. HAVANT
ur enquiries into the
Litary Dunkirk, we are endoavouring His
personnel which
and the attack on H.M.S. JAGUAR were
DELL the loss of two of
ming "Jaguar". It is understood
presumed immediately viz. on 1st June,
and ships were carrying military to
unk official report or at least
and we are anxious
1940 and 31st May, 1940 respectively
a seding to presume death in the
and I can see no reason why the
1 missing. The details
deaths of any military personnel on
Led conditions obtaining, of
in such cases, viz: the
survival to
board these ships should not be
enquiry
on and would ap. reciate an
B
similarly presumed.
Yours sincerely,
B sincerely,
(Sd.) H. A. DAWKINS
BM MACKIE 167 46.
RA
es
Cofym BM 20521
RA
GNR
Sgt . Regan
J.G.M. Alcock Esq.,
Admiralty (Naval Branch)
Rex House,
Lower Regent Street,
London, S.W.1.
samoa QUI USA DATT TOMINTT no
A number whole of the after end of the said vessel on fire.
the through the weather deck abreast of No. 5 Hatch went and set
NE
on board were of the killed Appearers crew and some of the troops
a
of His and injured. About 4.30
ts
already Majesty's aboard Destroyers came alongside and p.m. the one
of the vessel's the Appearer's vessel and the wounded troops
The Destroyer put crew two were transferred to the said members
which caused were his vessel's operated from lines the of Destroyer hose on board and the the Appearer Appearer's Destroyer. vessel $
ry
put out the fire. The own hose line to be used in an himself to
operated latter hose could not attempt
to have been efficiently fractured as as the a result deck water of the service however, pipes were be found
nevertheless was kept under so control. long as the Destroyer was bombing alongside, but
not the Appearer's being able to wait longer About owing half to an hour later the the Destroy fire
his vessel a further attempt with the remmants Appearer of his
the to make crew who had vessel been with transferred. the troops The and enemy wounded air action m t.
under way.